According to Spinoza, conatus is:

a. the foundation of all virtues.
b. an innate striving for self-preservation.
c. an innate striving for pleasures of all kinds.
d. "the foundation of all virtues" and "an innate striving for self-preservation."
e. "an innate striving for self-preservation" and "an innate striving for pleasuresof all kinds."


d

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